Lebanon's Deal With Israel Requires Hezbollah To Disarm. That Might Be Difficult. ^21.8%

HuffPost - By Bassem Mroue, Shlomo Mor - 6/27/2026, 4:16 PM

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BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah’s leader on Saturday criticized a framework agreement that Israel and Lebanon signed a day earlier to end months of conflict between the militant group and Israel, raising concerns about its effectiveness. Lebanon and Israel signed the deal in Washington on Friday without Hezbollah. The agreement links Israel’s... more

Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into the country in 26 years ^20.5%

AP News - By Bassem Mroue, Kareem Chehayeb, Melanie Lidman - 5/31/2026, 4:54 AM

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BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said Sunday. The capture of Beaufort castle, near the city of Nabatiyeh, came after days of airstrikes and intense fighting in... more

Trump warns a 'whole civilization will die tonight' if a deal with Iran isn't reached ^67%

AP News - By Bassem Mroue, Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Samy Magdy - 4/7/2026, 4:20 AM

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Airstrikes hit two bridges and a train station in Iran on Tuesday, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, as U.S. President Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran does not meet his latest deadline for the Islamic Republic to agree to a... more

Live updates: Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack on Israel as war in Middle East intensifies ^55.7%

AP News - By Sara Aboubakr, Verda Subzwari, Amy Shafer, Sam Magdy, Isabel Debre, Bassem Mroue, Munir Ahmed, Kirsten Grieshaber, Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy - 3/28/2026, 6:12 AM

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Major developments we’re following: * Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Israel on Saturday, raising concerns about the rebel group entering the fighting in the Middle East. Israel said it intercepted the missile, the first time it has faced fire from Yemen since the start of the war last month. *... more

Live updates: Iran threatens to attack Middle East electrical plants powering US bases ^5.3%

AP News - By Bridget Brown, Lorian Belanger, Patrick Quinn, Hrvoje Hranjski, Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy, Vladimir Isachenkov, Natalie Melzer, Bassem Mroue, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - 3/23/2026, 12:26 AM

Major developments we’re following: Iran warned Monday it will strike electricity plants across the Middle East if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to bomb power stations in the Islamic Republic, and threatened to mine the “entire Persian Gulf.” The threat puts at risk both electrical supplies and water in the... more